Peter Chadwick wrote:
>> Does anyone has advice on how to make straight cuts on 1/8" G-10 board
> material(actually, it is G-11 but very close to being the same as G-10)? <
>
Several people have suggested cutting it roughly first, and then
finishing off with some kind of router and a straight-edge. This is a
job for a real router, though. Even a bottom-of-market 1/4-in router
will be far more powerful than a Dremel tool, and also much safer.
>If you're cutting much of it, get a diamond saw. Fibreglass plays merry
>hell with saw blades - and guillotine (shear) blades, too.A powered
>jigsaw and a piece of steel strip clamped to it for a guide is useful.
>Even, with care, a handheld tenon saw.
For finishing with a router, you'd need a tungsten carbide tipped
cutter. Also it isn't worth spending more than $25 on the router,
because the abrasive dust will get inside that too.
>A dust mask is HIGHLY advisable, as is working outdoors.
Especially when cutting fibreglass with power tools... and don't forget
ear defenders (in later life, I'm learning the cost of that).
--
73 from Ian GM3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
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